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>> the tea party goes to washington and. with the tea party movement probably the biggest happen in 40 years. hundreds of thousands of people were showing up and it transformed the way we think that people began to question the law that was passed as obamacare
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so, in the absence of american power, washington had to rely on two surrogates. the saudis and the iranians. those same two countries, after world war ii, of which the united states military stuck around to help train. >> host: well, first off, professor, was there any resentment on the part of some of the countries in the middle east where we talk about taking over for the english, to manage their affairs or to monitor our affairs in the middle east? was there resentment in the persian gulf area about that? >> that's a complicated question. i would think for public consumption, in the period 1968 to 1971 when the british were managing their withdrawal, many of the arab emirates publicly pronounced they were happy to see the british leave. and under the guise of the persian gulf for the local powers, they publicly profess they didn't want the united states to replace them. in private, on the other hand, the arab small emirates along the southern coast of the gulf war petrified. for 150 years they had enjoyed a certain degree of british protection, and the small e
so, in the absence of american power, washington had to rely on two surrogates. the saudis and the iranians. those same two countries, after world war ii, of which the united states military stuck around to help train. >> host: well, first off, professor, was there any resentment on the part of some of the countries in the middle east where we talk about taking over for the english, to manage their affairs or to monitor our affairs in the middle east? was there resentment in the persian...
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the official resistance until a call to washington gave the queen clearance. the pattern of her stay in the bluegrass for his country held for all of her subsequent holidays visits to farms to seek prospective the stallions, and outings to local racetracks. lunches and dinners with friends from the world. whenever senior advisers told me that he saw an atmosphere of informality and gave the that i never saw in england. no one was calling her man or your majesty. she was laughing and joking and having fun. in 1984 she also stayed for a weekend in wyoming and arrange on the slopes of the big horn mountains. her hosts were her longtime racing manager and his wife, jeanne, another american friend in the queens inner circle. when they first met in london in 1955 gina was struck by what she described as the queen's steadiness. she is difficult to know, gene told me, but it is worth the wait. you sort of become friends. it takes a long time to know where. in wyoming the queen was able to relax completely, taking 5--mile walks on the 4,000-acre property and joining sh
the official resistance until a call to washington gave the queen clearance. the pattern of her stay in the bluegrass for his country held for all of her subsequent holidays visits to farms to seek prospective the stallions, and outings to local racetracks. lunches and dinners with friends from the world. whenever senior advisers told me that he saw an atmosphere of informality and gave the that i never saw in england. no one was calling her man or your majesty. she was laughing and joking and...
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one of them is a great time here in washington dc and realizes these are local heroes supporting kids who need the most help in an environment that would work for hours a day, and they were absolutely with resources. many were. what we realized was we can certainly solve one part of this and build a pipeline to get the resources to them. others are increasingly devoted to what kind of content is going on. what is available to these programs, and how to use that in the classroom. we consider ourselves soldiers in the same order taking on a challenge. it is beyond what we have reached so far and get completely across the united states and beyond. with lots of resources. >> the work with the public libraries? >> we do. we like to be sure that we get brand-new books that are chosen by the administrators and teachers. that is our primary focus. but we have absolutely worked with corporate partners to supply libraries with books. as a matter of fact, right now, in response to hurricane sandy and the devastation there, we have a website up and we are working with partners to purchase replace
one of them is a great time here in washington dc and realizes these are local heroes supporting kids who need the most help in an environment that would work for hours a day, and they were absolutely with resources. many were. what we realized was we can certainly solve one part of this and build a pipeline to get the resources to them. others are increasingly devoted to what kind of content is going on. what is available to these programs, and how to use that in the classroom. we consider...
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washington, new york chicago has the added advantage of being central. it's a wonderful city. and most people when we indicate that chicago, they think that is actually a pretty god choice. there's other places that we would love to have it. everybody acknowledges that chicago makes a lot of sense. >> when do you see ground being broken on a physical location? >> guest: we are business plans calls for a phase to development. and as you know, many museum start small and grow over time. start in one location and maybe move. and the more likely scenario for us is we will start in the existing location. and for example, it could be at the cultural center in chicago, which is a great venue at the old library across from me lem yum park. an ideal location. it has been an inkey pay -- incubator. one scenario we would be housed for a number of years while we develop the ultimate home for the museum. whether it's a stand alone building which we would love to have or housed with another institution or in another multipurpose complex. >> and mr. o'hagan, if your plan, in your development
washington, new york chicago has the added advantage of being central. it's a wonderful city. and most people when we indicate that chicago, they think that is actually a pretty god choice. there's other places that we would love to have it. everybody acknowledges that chicago makes a lot of sense. >> when do you see ground being broken on a physical location? >> guest: we are business plans calls for a phase to development. and as you know, many museum start small and grow over...
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and you have to remember also that washington really believes in zero sum politics. this is not an orgnal ..e that the leaders on both sides have not been so much about how we fix a problem but gain and maintain power. and so a lot of these discussions have been about how the republicans rolled back the obama administration, making we can then ultimately overtaken and how they maintain that power once they have it. i mean, cloaked in the argument of what is good for america, but there is not allow a policy prescription in there. >> thank you. >> this event took place at the seventeenth annual texas book festival in austin, texas. for more information visit texasbookfestival.org. >> tell us when you think of your programming this weekend. comment on our facebook call or send us an e-mail. nonfiction books every weekend on c-span2. >> next, chrystia freeland talked about a rise of the superrich, the.-- the top 0.one% of the population and the impact they have in the world. this is hosted by politics and prose bookstore in washington d.c. and it is about an hour. [appla
and you have to remember also that washington really believes in zero sum politics. this is not an orgnal ..e that the leaders on both sides have not been so much about how we fix a problem but gain and maintain power. and so a lot of these discussions have been about how the republicans rolled back the obama administration, making we can then ultimately overtaken and how they maintain that power once they have it. i mean, cloaked in the argument of what is good for america, but there is not...
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. >> from the 12th annual national book festival on the national mall in washington, d.c., sally bedell smith presents her book, "elizabeth the queen: the life of a modern monarch." it's about 40 minutes. [applause] >> thank you so much, francis, if that generous introduction. i have to tell you that i'm especially honored to be introduced by francis today because our friendship goes back to the mid 1990s when my husband, stephen, was the founding editor of civilization, the wonderful magazine of the library of congress, and francis was his highly capable deputy editor. the magazine, unfortunately, fell victim to the first wave of infatuation with the internetedt and lost its funding, but francis has gone on to be a top editor at "the washington post.n as i've been traveling arounds the country talking about queenn elizabeth ii, the one consistent question that i have heard is what did you learn thati surprised you. at did you learn t surprised you. >> the answer is that there was something unexpected around almost every corner. in my research, i made numerous discoveries about the way
. >> from the 12th annual national book festival on the national mall in washington, d.c., sally bedell smith presents her book, "elizabeth the queen: the life of a modern monarch." it's about 40 minutes. [applause] >> thank you so much, francis, if that generous introduction. i have to tell you that i'm especially honored to be introduced by francis today because our friendship goes back to the mid 1990s when my husband, stephen, was the founding editor of civilization,...
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we started 20 years ago in washington d.c.. we have distributed more and more as the years go by as we started a new robot all in recent years. we have distributed about why 11,000,003 year and support programs across united states. 40,000 and now. bundy comes from corporate campaigns as well as individual donors and foundations. we have a revenue generating model which is the first book. >> host: is there a special focus? preschool or classrooms? >> great question. first book has built a pipeline to serve all kids, eyeglasses serving kids in need for a reading is fundamental is a good example with 1900 programs supported as well as 40,000 others. headstart after-school programs, of entering '03 t nurse supported by first book. >> host: we are joined by the president and ceo from reading is fundamental. . . she wanted to take a book home. one of the mothers came to school to return the stolen books and i said no we want the child to have the book and that started a tradition where we might present a book helping the child's rig
we started 20 years ago in washington d.c.. we have distributed more and more as the years go by as we started a new robot all in recent years. we have distributed about why 11,000,003 year and support programs across united states. 40,000 and now. bundy comes from corporate campaigns as well as individual donors and foundations. we have a revenue generating model which is the first book. >> host: is there a special focus? preschool or classrooms? >> great question. first book has...
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goes to washington. is already six feet tall. he strives to the front of the line when they go to the white house to see president kennedy. and then when kennedy finishes his speech, bill clinton both forward and get his picture taken with, alongside a john f. kennedy. you so proud. he already is dedicated to the idea that he's going to be the person who's going to bring complete honor to his family. he already by the age of 17 has planned to be elected attorney general of arkansas, then governor of arkansas and as president of the united states. this is something which everyone knows him knows about because he talks about it all the time. he does not go to the university of arkansas. he goes to georgetown. from georgetown he becomes the arkansas candidate and goes to oxford. he is an incredibly success everywhere but he cannot have a sustained ongoing relationship with a woman. he is attracted to the kind of women, his mother direction to what the beauty queens, who are the ones flirtatious, who are attractive, and that's really
goes to washington. is already six feet tall. he strives to the front of the line when they go to the white house to see president kennedy. and then when kennedy finishes his speech, bill clinton both forward and get his picture taken with, alongside a john f. kennedy. you so proud. he already is dedicated to the idea that he's going to be the person who's going to bring complete honor to his family. he already by the age of 17 has planned to be elected attorney general of arkansas, then...
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that didn't matter because he was a smart fellow with great contacts in washington. so johnson if the study about whether to give up the charter and the answer came back as no way. for the shareholders, the government backing was just too valuable. it meant that fannie mae could borrow money cheaply and make huge profits and pay huge salaries to the few. while supporting the dial of a nice house for everybody. fan my made a cancel with the -- deal with the devil. it was going to keep the primplegs it was going to do what it had to do to defend in them congress. as fan fannie became more political who would be better at running it than johnson. in 1990, maxwell retired. and he took home a retirement package that equaled more than $20 million. well, even charles schumer normally a big fan was taken aback. he commented, i think maxwell did a good job. that's an obscenity. underjohnson, fan my perfected the lobbying. it went around the country financing housing projects and the district of any congress who might prove useful. the congressman loved posing for pictures in
that didn't matter because he was a smart fellow with great contacts in washington. so johnson if the study about whether to give up the charter and the answer came back as no way. for the shareholders, the government backing was just too valuable. it meant that fannie mae could borrow money cheaply and make huge profits and pay huge salaries to the few. while supporting the dial of a nice house for everybody. fan my made a cancel with the -- deal with the devil. it was going to keep the...
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and so many have been in washington for 7 years. and we were curious why not. >> how did you decide to write this book. how did this book come about. i had been a political nerd since i was -- staging a
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he was really itching to get back to washington, back to the action. so just after nixon was elected, hunter sent a chatty letter to rosemary woods of nixon's secretary i guess you'd him a special field as housing and urban development. there are very few republicans in the field and even fewer who are or what to do be with in a lifeboat. out what i like is the indian. stay healthy. you are photographing well. [laughter] hunter was always a ladies and he loved to party. i can show you exclusively this is a party favor from a fannie mae party in that era. hunter bought new headquarters for fannie mae. some people said it was the sort of panelists that louis xiv would have built, if he had the money. now, during nixon's first year in office the fed was fighting inflation. interest rates went up, and housings starts came down 40%. nixon in january 1970 clarity there was a crisis situation in housing. part of the solution was more fannie mae. we got the emergency home finance act of 1970. it create a second government chartered mortgage company, freddie ma
he was really itching to get back to washington, back to the action. so just after nixon was elected, hunter sent a chatty letter to rosemary woods of nixon's secretary i guess you'd him a special field as housing and urban development. there are very few republicans in the field and even fewer who are or what to do be with in a lifeboat. out what i like is the indian. stay healthy. you are photographing well. [laughter] hunter was always a ladies and he loved to party. i can show you...
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we are always enormously honored to have the washington vessel here. we coordinated counterterrorism efforts around the world. you can even more public this past year with a well-received book on the art of intelligence. behind those emerging from the world of shadows was a driving desire and ambition to educate american policymakers and especially the american public about the needs and uses of intelligence in our hyper connected world of asymmetrical threats. before that, he created his signal legend in afghanistan where he took roughly 110 cia officers and 400 plus special operations forces to overthrow the taliban and so for two years we have developed networks and building trusted allies would allies. we had a two-year hard work building this network and building this alliance. when 9/11 happened, we knew who we could depend upon who we could go to. it wasn't only collecting intelligence against al qaeda and the enemy, but other allies and mapping human terrain. along that path, there had been the hunt for osama bin laden and the first idea for dr
we are always enormously honored to have the washington vessel here. we coordinated counterterrorism efforts around the world. you can even more public this past year with a well-received book on the art of intelligence. behind those emerging from the world of shadows was a driving desire and ambition to educate american policymakers and especially the american public about the needs and uses of intelligence in our hyper connected world of asymmetrical threats. before that, he created his...
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i am on a flight from washington dc to charlotte, north carolina. and i have been an intern that summer on capitol hill. one of my regrets of the summer was that i had never seen strom thurmond. all my intern said, you have to see strom thurmond. he is such an unusual character and has such an unusual appearance about him. i didn't know what they meant, but i have my suspicions. so i look ahead in front of me and i see a man who has these orange colored hairstyles. and i think to myself, that must be what strom thurmond's head looks like. of course, it wasn't strom thurmond. i knew that with people reaching over and trying to shake my hand and that kind of thing. i wanted to shake his hand, too, because i had been in washington dc for the first time and met all of these politicians that i saw on tv and there had been a great thrill. i got to go home and speak to my dads rotary club and i wanted to tell them about all of the famous people that i met in washington dc. so when i got off the plane, there were people already lined up. already lined up to
i am on a flight from washington dc to charlotte, north carolina. and i have been an intern that summer on capitol hill. one of my regrets of the summer was that i had never seen strom thurmond. all my intern said, you have to see strom thurmond. he is such an unusual character and has such an unusual appearance about him. i didn't know what they meant, but i have my suspicions. so i look ahead in front of me and i see a man who has these orange colored hairstyles. and i think to myself, that...
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that was the second g-20 after the one in washington. gordon brown helped -- tell the next g-20 in april that the london -- hled the next 6-20 in spril in london. we went out to abbey road. the wife said we should go knock on the door and see if we can get a toure. that is what they did. we knocked on doors. they give is a great toure -- gave us a great tour, including studio 2 where the beatles recorded all their stuff. they bought out all these pianos and keyboards. i fooled around on after probably 20 minutes. my disappointment was when i left, the presented me with a cd that was recording what i was doing. if i had known that, i wouldn't try to actually play something and do it well but i was just fooling around. >> >> he worked his way up and went to harvard law school and then one of his brothers emigrated out west to illinois to galena, where the mining industry was at its heyday. he arrived after a month's journey by ship, by stagecoach, by train and arrived in steamboat in this muddy mining town, order themselves in a log cabin,
that was the second g-20 after the one in washington. gordon brown helped -- tell the next g-20 in april that the london -- hled the next 6-20 in spril in london. we went out to abbey road. the wife said we should go knock on the door and see if we can get a toure. that is what they did. we knocked on doors. they give is a great toure -- gave us a great tour, including studio 2 where the beatles recorded all their stuff. they bought out all these pianos and keyboards. i fooled around on after...
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they were all university graduates who except for george washington, and george washington was one who educated himself. he read more than 6,000 books to read the constitution didn't give liberty to the ordinary man. it turned over to replace the king of the president. it gave the same rights as parliament had the couldn't tax us without our competition, it did the constitution did not provide liberty for the american people for the property of the elite and was white male property elite that ran this country for the first years of the nation. >> when does he discuss where slavery came from? >> he believe in justice and he felt this was a great evil but most of the leaders did feel that george washington early on there is no man who more sincerely more than all i want to see them in slavery in this country. they called it the great evil. it's been invented by the english and spanish and french. long before the founding fathers were born when their fathers and grandfathers were alive, there were only about 15 or 20,000 slaves in this country and the people in virginia petitioned the que
they were all university graduates who except for george washington, and george washington was one who educated himself. he read more than 6,000 books to read the constitution didn't give liberty to the ordinary man. it turned over to replace the king of the president. it gave the same rights as parliament had the couldn't tax us without our competition, it did the constitution did not provide liberty for the american people for the property of the elite and was white male property elite that...
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. >> the story was we were there, that was the second in twenty after the one in washington, the height of the crisis in november. prime minister gordon brown had the next one in april in london and that was around the time of my birthday. won the conference was done and we said let's go for a walk and would you like to see where abby road is, sure, let's see. so we went out and did this picture and the wife said we should go not on the door -- i don't think you can do that. she said i think they're expecting you. we have arranged for that. that is what i did. we knock on the door and went in and they gave us a great for including studio 2 where the beatles recorded all of their stuff and they brought out -- i'm a piano player, they brought out pianos and keyboards that the beatles actually composed or performed. so i fooled around on that. my disappointment was when i left, they prevented me with the cd that had been recording what i was doing and if i had known that i would have tried to play something and do it well but i was fooling around. >> a parting gift for all of you on the wa
. >> the story was we were there, that was the second in twenty after the one in washington, the height of the crisis in november. prime minister gordon brown had the next one in april in london and that was around the time of my birthday. won the conference was done and we said let's go for a walk and would you like to see where abby road is, sure, let's see. so we went out and did this picture and the wife said we should go not on the door -- i don't think you can do that. she said i...
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did have the interesting experience of talking about the book at the community college not far from washington. it is extraordinary how much people don't know. you know, just by virtue much being young. how did they know. they didn't grow up with participates that fought in world war ii. my uncle was thinking about whether he had drafted and he had low draft number. then i thought they don't know what i'm talking about. it means. draft doesn't really mean much of anything anymore either. it's interesting, it really is. >> [inaudible] s a fascinated to think about in terms of what is war. we've had war for ten years now, and we had another war and they had war, but this war no one is really participating in except certain percentage. >> it's changed hasn't it. yes. >> and it's not an obligation of citizenship anymore to fight for your country. it's something that the professional military does. i think that's a pretty profound change that's taking place. because of that richard nixon. and also because of my generation didn't want to put an end -- wanted to put an end to the draft. it's interest
did have the interesting experience of talking about the book at the community college not far from washington. it is extraordinary how much people don't know. you know, just by virtue much being young. how did they know. they didn't grow up with participates that fought in world war ii. my uncle was thinking about whether he had drafted and he had low draft number. then i thought they don't know what i'm talking about. it means. draft doesn't really mean much of anything anymore either. it's...
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and be sure to join us tonight for an event from the washington ideas for. it likely roundtable discussion with president obama, look at america's strategic competitiveness and a speech about drones warfare. again that starts at 8 p.m. eastern right here on c-span2. >> there are many people who might even take issue with grant saving the union during the civil war, didn't lincoln do that? well, yeah, he did and i'm not going to say grant was the only person who saved the union. but he was the commanding general of the army that put blankets policies into effect. and he was the general who accepted the surrender of the army of northern virginia. under robert e. lee the end of the war. so if anybody won the war on the battlefield, if you could say that any one person did, and, of course, you can't, but one of the people we'd dashed things we did in history as we generalize because history reality is simply too complicated to get our heads around if we do with it in its full complexity. so grant saved the union during the civil war, and i do contend that grant
and be sure to join us tonight for an event from the washington ideas for. it likely roundtable discussion with president obama, look at america's strategic competitiveness and a speech about drones warfare. again that starts at 8 p.m. eastern right here on c-span2. >> there are many people who might even take issue with grant saving the union during the civil war, didn't lincoln do that? well, yeah, he did and i'm not going to say grant was the only person who saved the union. but he was...
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only about twice as big as washington, d.c., predominantly palestinian and the economy there is quite bad and unemployment is very high. globalfirepower.com has called israel the tenth most powerful military in the world. let's break that down and see why. they have compulsory military service. that means every young person must go into the military for a while. 176,000 active troops are available and they have about half million that they can call from reserves very quickly. ground sources also very impressive. 3,000 tanks if you count all the artillery pieces and mortar, you get about 12,000 units that can operate on the ground. of course, their air force is formidable about 800 aircraft out there, including some 200 helicopters. this is largely what they used to have these strikes within gaza. now, if you look at hamas, their forces are much smaller in terms of their official forces certainly. if you look at people who are really in uniform, soldiers, police, whatever you want to call it, 12,500 and, of course, nothing like the weapons that the israelis have. however, palestinian m
only about twice as big as washington, d.c., predominantly palestinian and the economy there is quite bad and unemployment is very high. globalfirepower.com has called israel the tenth most powerful military in the world. let's break that down and see why. they have compulsory military service. that means every young person must go into the military for a while. 176,000 active troops are available and they have about half million that they can call from reserves very quickly. ground sources...
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riot in washington, d.c. in august 1835. the riots were followed by two criminal trials tried by the city's district attorney francis scott key who wrote the star spangled banner. he descended slavery in the prosecution and sought capital punishment only to be thwarted by the alleged victim whose late husband denied the right to decide the capitol. he speaks at magers and quinn booksellers. [applause] >> thank you magers and quinn for hosting this event. i suggest this and the whenever anything less than enthusiastic. a minneapolis bookstore and i'm very glad that i landed here. i want to tell you a little bit about the look and read a little the book. many old familiar faces. whenever i come back to minneapolis i have a feeling of what a special place and there's probably a few people here who will at least remember the place if not agree with me, and so old friends. i will relieve myself here. i attended an advanced placement class at the old west high school which was right down here and you have to be rea
riot in washington, d.c. in august 1835. the riots were followed by two criminal trials tried by the city's district attorney francis scott key who wrote the star spangled banner. he descended slavery in the prosecution and sought capital punishment only to be thwarted by the alleged victim whose late husband denied the right to decide the capitol. he speaks at magers and quinn booksellers. [applause] >> thank you magers and quinn for hosting this event. i suggest this and the whenever...
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a timist for the george washington book prize. his first book -- i'm honored to introduce woody holton. ♪ first, i want to celebrate the wisdom and the con geniality of the fellow judges who gave up a half year of their own writing to help find the five amazing books that we present to you tonight. they are brad goch. linda gordon, susan orlean and judith. [applause] the other judges and i also want to give special thanks to sherry young who was our tireless and perfectionist liaison an the national book foundation. thank you, sharon. [applause] the finalist for the 2012 national book award for non-fiction are ann apple the crushing europe. published by double day. [applause] and katherine, "behind the beautiful forevers." life, death, and hope in a mumbai undercity published by random house. and robert a cairo. "passage of power." and the late anthony. "house of stone" a memoir of home, family, and middle east published by mid land park. the weapon -- winner of the 2012 national book award for non-fiction describes a world that
a timist for the george washington book prize. his first book -- i'm honored to introduce woody holton. ♪ first, i want to celebrate the wisdom and the con geniality of the fellow judges who gave up a half year of their own writing to help find the five amazing books that we present to you tonight. they are brad goch. linda gordon, susan orlean and judith. [applause] the other judges and i also want to give special thanks to sherry young who was our tireless and perfectionist liaison an the...
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the washington, george washington university law school student could not testify before a panel. she finally found a democratic committee to testify why access to contraception is important. and then rush limbaugh gave further claim to fame when he called her a slut and somebody sent me a button that they thought i would not wear. having been called as let. [applause] let me just say, part of the problem is that even with sandra allowed to testify, it made many of us very happy and proud that she was able to testify. what she is coming up against is this dominance that is out there prevailing that these groups of people who are not or may not be listening to have the authority to decide what happens to us. they define what the parameters are. they define what the meaning of contraception is. that is what rush limbaugh was injecting in this devastation. redefine women's sexuality. redefine what contraception means. and i am going to define it as being a front. our stories, even when we are sitting at the table are always being perceived as the story of outsiders. and so as outside
the washington, george washington university law school student could not testify before a panel. she finally found a democratic committee to testify why access to contraception is important. and then rush limbaugh gave further claim to fame when he called her a slut and somebody sent me a button that they thought i would not wear. having been called as let. [applause] let me just say, part of the problem is that even with sandra allowed to testify, it made many of us very happy and proud that...
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washington state university. wrote to a play with his stated goal of defending ever but a. [laughter] he put it everywhere. like do not come. and it was the absolute goal. that those that were angry with the musical comedy for them to stand up to yell i am offended because that is the point* of the play. [laughter] but it got much worse. it turned into deference which it did predictable. and the university president defended it then next day to say this is a responsible exercise of free speech. it is a great point*. >> do you see any room for fired two expand into canada? >> you look familiar. >> but i think good depth of a nonprofit is to spread itself too thin. like people if we want to work and let us know noted that and the freedom of conscience issues but canada desperately needs a fire. >> absolutely if anybody wants to start a fire i would get behind them. >> thank you. >> hello. i go to the most expensive colleges and the country. >> not great with free-speech coats. >> specifically wind health concern cited as a reason for censorship people bring affect free-speech
washington state university. wrote to a play with his stated goal of defending ever but a. [laughter] he put it everywhere. like do not come. and it was the absolute goal. that those that were angry with the musical comedy for them to stand up to yell i am offended because that is the point* of the play. [laughter] but it got much worse. it turned into deference which it did predictable. and the university president defended it then next day to say this is a responsible exercise of free speech....
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joining us here in our washington studio is paul barbagallo of bloomberg. professor noll, first of all, what was your role or activity during the breakup of at&t, and what led to that decision? >> guest: well, the roots of the antitrust case were in a presidential task force that was formed during the johnson administration in the late 1960s called the telecommunications policy task force. it had concluded that the telecommunications industry, at least the part of it that was in the federal jurisdiction, could be competitive and made recommendations both to the -- mainly to the federal communications commission about how to cause that to happen. then when the nixon administration came along, the holdover staff in the antitrust division after watching for a couple of years decided to pursue antitrust rather than fcc regulation as the means to introduce competition. my role was that i was on both the telecommunications policy task force, and i was one of the outside economists advising the department of justice during the mid '70s when the case was actually b
joining us here in our washington studio is paul barbagallo of bloomberg. professor noll, first of all, what was your role or activity during the breakup of at&t, and what led to that decision? >> guest: well, the roots of the antitrust case were in a presidential task force that was formed during the johnson administration in the late 1960s called the telecommunications policy task force. it had concluded that the telecommunications industry, at least the part of it that was in the...
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at an officer in washington d.c. is any worse, but every time there's a storm of this power to melissa for a long time. a friend of mine says he feels like he's in a third world country. he says in power so much. >> host: the washington d.c. corporate utility that's 18% of its money from the taxpayers, including the tax is supposed to go back to the government is a champion tax an american corporation are better than general electric. the really good at it. i've gone back for years. i've met and talked to them. they said upholding company mechanism so they make off the tax system. one of the worst utilities when it comes to service when i read about this in the "washington post" because they got to be so that. either way, systems have generally good service record because they are run as a public service for the community rather than a profit. so pepco is not unusual in that regard. i go to the book and show how utilities are being hollowed out. largely people who are career utility people and i'm a fan of monopolies
at an officer in washington d.c. is any worse, but every time there's a storm of this power to melissa for a long time. a friend of mine says he feels like he's in a third world country. he says in power so much. >> host: the washington d.c. corporate utility that's 18% of its money from the taxpayers, including the tax is supposed to go back to the government is a champion tax an american corporation are better than general electric. the really good at it. i've gone back for years. i've...
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so we think about washington d.c., the national monument, the white house. the potomac river. >> well, people think about washington d.c., they think about the white house, the national monument, and the potomac river. >> that's kind of one of the things i was trying to push toward, especially for people who live in the washington area. the potomac is simply seen as an obstac
so we think about washington d.c., the national monument, the white house. the potomac river. >> well, people think about washington d.c., they think about the white house, the national monument, and the potomac river. >> that's kind of one of the things i was trying to push toward, especially for people who live in the washington area. the potomac is simply seen as an obstac
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washington redskins, someone i interviewed for an outside lines peace of mind. before kurt warner were stepping toward saying i'm not going let my kid football. eddie was one of the voices that got the conversation started back then. eddie, why adopt you tell us about your perspective an the decision you made with your son. >> tom, thanks. congratulations to the board. thank you for your great work, scott, u.s.a. football. i played the game 27 of years of my life has been devoted to the game. eight years professionally. there's consequences to the game. it comes along with it. at the end of the day, you know, working as a commission of sports league, being involved with two -- actually three full-contact leagues in virginia, the thing i have seen since i have been retired and i've been training. i'm on a training facility that works with young athletes from ages to six to pro. the issue is education, and the reality between the education and the reality is this. is that the coaches, the that coach the game, whether it's flag or tackle, for whatever reason, don't
washington redskins, someone i interviewed for an outside lines peace of mind. before kurt warner were stepping toward saying i'm not going let my kid football. eddie was one of the voices that got the conversation started back then. eddie, why adopt you tell us about your perspective an the decision you made with your son. >> tom, thanks. congratulations to the board. thank you for your great work, scott, u.s.a. football. i played the game 27 of years of my life has been devoted to the...
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she is from washington, she's from tom foley's old district in the, in central/south washington. it's an agricultural area. spokane is sort of the population center, i believe spokane reaches out to the east, and yakima for those who remember raymond carver stories from college literature classes. and she, she has, she is a truly charismatic politician. she's able to go on television, she's able to articulate the republican agenda in a way that is sort of nonthreatening to a lot of people. price has -- and she has been running pretty hard. price has kept a lower profile but seems to have accumulated quite a bit of support within the republican conference over the past few years. >> you going to predict a winner? >> i am not. >> okay. what about among the house democrats? what's nancy pelosi going to do with the rest of her life? >> i think i'm going to need to call my lifeline at this point. [laughter] all eyes are on nancy pelosi. about a week and a half ago, pelosi announced that the democratic leadership elections for the house were going to be moved to after thanksgiving. now
she is from washington, she's from tom foley's old district in the, in central/south washington. it's an agricultural area. spokane is sort of the population center, i believe spokane reaches out to the east, and yakima for those who remember raymond carver stories from college literature classes. and she, she has, she is a truly charismatic politician. she's able to go on television, she's able to articulate the republican agenda in a way that is sort of nonthreatening to a lot of people....
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i recently did a radio interview in washington, d.c. and a woman called in and she said that her husband had gone in for treatment for kidney stones. he had two of them and they got a bill for $62,000 for each one. this is the reality of how much health care is costing and this is why we have health insurance creams that keep spiking. in 2011 a drug company gained exclusive rights on the upper jester and shot to prevent premature births. you used to be about to buy it for $10 an injection. when they gain the exclusive right the increase the price to $1,500 per injection for a total cost of $30,000 per pregnancy. it's unsustainable. and this happens in the united states because there's nothing to stop it. there's nothing to stop the price increases. in this case the american college of obstetrics and gynecology pushback. the issue a statement that said the u.s. of consent system cannot afford the cost at its current price without significant negative repercussions. in this case the company backed down. this is the exception rather than t
i recently did a radio interview in washington, d.c. and a woman called in and she said that her husband had gone in for treatment for kidney stones. he had two of them and they got a bill for $62,000 for each one. this is the reality of how much health care is costing and this is why we have health insurance creams that keep spiking. in 2011 a drug company gained exclusive rights on the upper jester and shot to prevent premature births. you used to be about to buy it for $10 an injection. when...
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even the "washington post" really had much cause you to say that the nixon administration admitted she had threaded her way among all potential sources of trouble at an early and the skill, epitomized in the simple human response required by the tragedy to succeed in communicating two programs a general desire to help and have done so for all what she deserved much credit. the trip to kirsch is the potential for the goodwill ambassador. her trip to fighting which africa displayed determination to break through constraints of her first lady role. in 1972, pat set up an eight day, 10,000-mile trip to the african continent where she visited siberia,, and the ivory coast. the primary mission was to participate in the inauguration of the new president of liberia. for the first time, the first lady would be the official representative of the united states. as such, pat met privately with premaster cozied buffa and edward khufu auto, and president bush say that the ivory coast. her official parity of 40 included u.s. to liberia as well as the reverend billy graham is both managers and the pre
even the "washington post" really had much cause you to say that the nixon administration admitted she had threaded her way among all potential sources of trouble at an early and the skill, epitomized in the simple human response required by the tragedy to succeed in communicating two programs a general desire to help and have done so for all what she deserved much credit. the trip to kirsch is the potential for the goodwill ambassador. her trip to fighting which africa displayed...
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we've, um, invested in our washington office here. i think decisions that we're going to makeover the next four years are going to have profound implications on the health of our business in that time period and our ability to really accomplish what we want to, which is to get to these rural customers. >> host: time for one more question, paul barbagallo. >> well, if you could, um, if you could have a wish for the fcc to tackle any issue you want, what would it be? >> guest: i would really like -- i'm going to give you two things. >> two wishes. >> guest: first, to deal with this usf issue in the short run issue and the $300 million that they made available to t
we've, um, invested in our washington office here. i think decisions that we're going to makeover the next four years are going to have profound implications on the health of our business in that time period and our ability to really accomplish what we want to, which is to get to these rural customers. >> host: time for one more question, paul barbagallo. >> well, if you could, um, if you could have a wish for the fcc to tackle any issue you want, what would it be? >> guest: i...
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she signs book for american for tax reform here in washington. the book is "mugged: racial demagoguery from the seventies to obama." this is about twenty minutes. [inaudible conversations] >> how are you? we'll sign it later? >> okay. okay. >> ready? >> yeah. [inaudible conversations] >> hello. hello. hello. thank you for coming. thank you for writing the book. >> have i met you before -- [inaudible] >> nice to meet you. >> hello. hello. >> nice to meet you. >> gary john soon? no. after wednesday night you have to be -- [inaudible] on that. [inaudible conversations] >> good to see you. aren't you glad i'm not blaming you. i was explaining what i came out -- it's rude to look at the launch in the middle of the interview. it's like a half hour later and you were -- [inaudible conversations] [inaudible] why haven't you -- [inaudible] >> that's great. i'll be in new york for that. hello. i'll see you later. [inaudible conversations] >> have you read it? >> no. you sent it to us. i know. thank you. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible] he changed his
she signs book for american for tax reform here in washington. the book is "mugged: racial demagoguery from the seventies to obama." this is about twenty minutes. [inaudible conversations] >> how are you? we'll sign it later? >> okay. okay. >> ready? >> yeah. [inaudible conversations] >> hello. hello. hello. thank you for coming. thank you for writing the book. >> have i met you before -- [inaudible] >> nice to meet you. >> hello. hello....
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visit booktv.org for more information in an interview taped outside of washington, d.c., wayne karlin talking about his book wandering souls which is an account of the u.s. soldier return to vietnam to return a notbook he took from a soldier he killed during the north vietnam war. >>> joining us now on booktv is author and professor wayne karlin who most recent book is "wandering soul." professor karlin who was homer? >> he is a friend of mine who retired living in north carolina. he was a officer platoon leader in the vietnam war. and he had contacted me a number of years ago because i had some contacts in vietnam vietnamese i had been working with, he had taken a documents and a book from the body of an vietnamese soldier he killed during the war. and wanted to see if he could find a family and return those documents to this them. >> why. he had gone through decades of ptsd, not only because he killed that man, he had a rough war, he killed many people he had seen many of his own men killed, went through a lot of the pat earns that people tend to go through with post-traumatic stres
visit booktv.org for more information in an interview taped outside of washington, d.c., wayne karlin talking about his book wandering souls which is an account of the u.s. soldier return to vietnam to return a notbook he took from a soldier he killed during the north vietnam war. >>> joining us now on booktv is author and professor wayne karlin who most recent book is "wandering soul." professor karlin who was homer? >> he is a friend of mine who retired living in...
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chris of all still has a government a business consultant suspects washington may play a role in creating obstacles to the steel if this deal head gone through that would have meant for the iraqi people it kind of you know starting a balanced situation of the using east and west so to say and that would be healthy for the iraqi people because this is in line with the geographical very simple geographical situation now putting this deal under pressure you know that means that the u.s. are insisting on a monopole in the region it is it is very clear you know it is not mr maliki who is calling the shots in the iraqi policies that is the u.s. right now in that they are not able you know to allow a little petition just a little you that is a very sad story for washington and it doesn't bear good signs for the future. kristoff hostel speaking to me there thanks ever so much for being with us this weekend hope you have a good weekend now volunteers a part and parcel of any olympic games out in a few minutes we meet the growing army of those ready to make such a twenty forty forgettable this is r
chris of all still has a government a business consultant suspects washington may play a role in creating obstacles to the steel if this deal head gone through that would have meant for the iraqi people it kind of you know starting a balanced situation of the using east and west so to say and that would be healthy for the iraqi people because this is in line with the geographical very simple geographical situation now putting this deal under pressure you know that means that the u.s. are...
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just outside washington d.c.. we have visited this spot throughout the day and the lines remain long. polls close at 7:00 p.m. eastern. according to ap virginia election officials heavy turnout is leading to long lines at polling places across the state. polls opened at 6:00 a.m. today. officials say less than a dozen of the 2400 polling places state why didn't open on time. >> we want to hear from you on our facebook page. did you vote today and if so who did you vote for? currently we are showing 33,000 voted for president obama on facebook conlan and 18,000 for mitt romney. >> the big picture when you are watching the house race on election night is republicans are going to hold the house. no one outside the most optimistic person in the democratic party thinks they have a shot to win the house. >> we start watching for a few key states where democrats can pick up a few seats. >> in new york a few races if you look at the suburban race, a moderate freshman republican in a treaty in democratic area, got to watch
just outside washington d.c.. we have visited this spot throughout the day and the lines remain long. polls close at 7:00 p.m. eastern. according to ap virginia election officials heavy turnout is leading to long lines at polling places across the state. polls opened at 6:00 a.m. today. officials say less than a dozen of the 2400 polling places state why didn't open on time. >> we want to hear from you on our facebook page. did you vote today and if so who did you vote for? currently we...
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so washington, said this kid who lives in washington. i woman i can only assume is grunwalds wife. i can only assume you're single, dude. he says, if christina really is his stimulus, does that mean she kept him from collapsing into an unprecedented depression? if we accept the definition of stimulus as something that rouses or incites to activity, the note comes across as a strangely explicit display of wonky ribaldry. come visit us in south beach, kid. we'll show you something. my stimulus is here tonight -- wait, where -- there she is, and christina did prevent me from collapsing into a depression. anybody who has ever written a book can empathize with. she most definitely rouses to activity. and it's like, change that diaper. and, yeah, obama's stimulus did, too. the $800 billion american recovery and reinvestment racked, signed less than a among after he took office. may become a national joke but really did prevent america from a great depression and it launched over 100,000 projects to upgrade roads, bridges, subways, sewer plants, military bases, fish hatcheries, i can go o
so washington, said this kid who lives in washington. i woman i can only assume is grunwalds wife. i can only assume you're single, dude. he says, if christina really is his stimulus, does that mean she kept him from collapsing into an unprecedented depression? if we accept the definition of stimulus as something that rouses or incites to activity, the note comes across as a strangely explicit display of wonky ribaldry. come visit us in south beach, kid. we'll show you something. my stimulus is...
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we started twenty years at martha's table in washington, d.c. we have distributed more and more as the years have gone by. because we started a newer model. especially in recent years we distributed probably ten million or eleven million a year. we support programs across the united states now over 40,000. and our funding comes from a lot of it comes from corporate marketing campaigns that we do as well as individual donors at some foundations. but we also created a revenue-generating model which is the first marketplace. >> now, mrs. robinson. is there a special focus for first book? do you do the precoolers or do you work through classrooms or what? >> it's a great question. first book is actually built a pipeline to sport all programs serving kids in need. all classrooms serving kids in need, and reading is fundamental is a good example. we have over 1900 reading is fundamental programs supported by first book as well as over 40,000 others. so head starts, school classrooms, after school programs, mentoring, kids 0 to 18 are supported by firs
we started twenty years at martha's table in washington, d.c. we have distributed more and more as the years have gone by. because we started a newer model. especially in recent years we distributed probably ten million or eleven million a year. we support programs across the united states now over 40,000. and our funding comes from a lot of it comes from corporate marketing campaigns that we do as well as individual donors at some foundations. but we also created a revenue-generating model...
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. >> host: john in bellingham, washington, good afternoon. please go ahead with your question or comment for steven johnson. >> caller: hi, pleasure speaking to you. 8, i was a first wave environmental planner back in the mid '70s, so i'dhead of your ghost -- i'd heard of your ghost maps story. and in -- after i graduated i thought i'd kick around the idea of architecture plus ecology and play with computer models and satellite data late at night without authorization. [laughter] before the term hacker or geospatial intelligence technology was invented. anyway, i became a mr. mom in '82 because that was really going nowhere. today, however, it looks like, you know, cloud technology and c factor computing and a lot of these breakthroughs are going to make three dimensional environmental computing feasible. the problem i saw then was a global vision in a flat world, you know? we didn't really have a three dimensional philosophy. to work with this new technology. and i don't even see it there now. and it's kind of a little troubling, you know? a
. >> host: john in bellingham, washington, good afternoon. please go ahead with your question or comment for steven johnson. >> caller: hi, pleasure speaking to you. 8, i was a first wave environmental planner back in the mid '70s, so i'dhead of your ghost -- i'd heard of your ghost maps story. and in -- after i graduated i thought i'd kick around the idea of architecture plus ecology and play with computer models and satellite data late at night without authorization. [laughter]...
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>> announcer: and now, from washington's leading news station, this is news 4 at 11:00. >> right now, at 11:00, a taxi cab engulfed in flames. the driver dead inside. police say it was cold-blooded murder. >> david petreus steps down admitting to an extramarital affair. why the f.b.i. is now investigating. >> the countdown to inauguration day. we'll report how hotels and restaurants are cashing in on the historic moment that is still months away. >> tonight, the talk of the town is the bomb shell announcement from langly. >> c.i.a. director resigned today after addmitting to an extramarital affair. >> reporter: he was a four-star, the best known warrior of his generation. leader of combat forces in iraq and afghanistan before his commander in chief asked him to retire from the military and leave the c.i.a. >> i have no doubt t director will guide our intelligence professionals as they continue to adapt and innovate. >> today, david petraus identified the c.i.a.'s work force. >> reporter: a ph.d. from princeton and father of two. >> as you noted, mr. chairman, my wife, holly, is here w
>> announcer: and now, from washington's leading news station, this is news 4 at 11:00. >> right now, at 11:00, a taxi cab engulfed in flames. the driver dead inside. police say it was cold-blooded murder. >> david petreus steps down admitting to an extramarital affair. why the f.b.i. is now investigating. >> the countdown to inauguration day. we'll report how hotels and restaurants are cashing in on the historic moment that is still months away. >> tonight, the...
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>> guest: is the washington, d.c. corporate utility which by the bay is 18% of the money from the tax payers including the taxes back to the government is the champion of the tax avoidance. they are better off than general electric. i've met and talked with them and they set up these holding company mechanisms so they make money. they're one of the worst utilities when it comes to service and i wrote about this years ago with the "washington post" did a big investigation and the municipal systems generally have good service records because they run as a public service to make a profit so pet car isn't unusual but worse than that on show how the utilities are being hired out, largely people but are traer utility people and women putting monopolies here and who understood this as follows service they've been replaced by financial folks and they've been hollowing out the utilities. so in california gas and electric got rid increases so it could replace the power poles. that's reasonable. the testimony is on average the l
>> guest: is the washington, d.c. corporate utility which by the bay is 18% of the money from the tax payers including the taxes back to the government is the champion of the tax avoidance. they are better off than general electric. i've met and talked with them and they set up these holding company mechanisms so they make money. they're one of the worst utilities when it comes to service and i wrote about this years ago with the "washington post" did a big investigation and the...
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territory, it was actually washington state. and he had some small unit operations along the columbia river. and he also managed an indian reservation on the pacific coast of oregon as well. so he had some experience there. but he started off small in mississippi and he was given command of the calvary regiment. and then he evidently just shared his ability with training and what little experience you had. he had been in the army a long time by then. >> was a part of the calvary? >> no, he wasn't. the only calvary he commanded was under the army of the potomac and the army of the chairman in virginia. when he was in the west, he was in charge of an infantry division, stones river at missionary ridge. >> in regards to history, do you have another book in mind? >> yes, i am working on a civil war book. it is more focused on the 40 days, grant's campaign against lee. the siege of petersburg. that is my current project. >> was he married with children when he was sent to meet with them? >> no. that was about five years before he was
territory, it was actually washington state. and he had some small unit operations along the columbia river. and he also managed an indian reservation on the pacific coast of oregon as well. so he had some experience there. but he started off small in mississippi and he was given command of the calvary regiment. and then he evidently just shared his ability with training and what little experience you had. he had been in the army a long time by then. >> was a part of the calvary? >>...
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i live in washington sites are know what's going on with women in power. if the conversation i have often and hope that we'll have more of the and i want to end by saying what hope to come out of "the end of men" is not like we should all the men to the moon and never shall we see them again, because i really like my husband and make two sons and my father and my brother et cetera, et cetera. but it's now, i imagine we'll have similar views about this. kind of expanding of our imagination about gender roles and what men can do what women can do. if my son who thinks that the title of my book is like the neatest thing he's ever heard and said that to me all the time, if he grows up in a world in which he can work four days a week or he can take care of his kids or has lots of options with anybody passing on the playground on tuesday at 3:00 thinking what's wrong with that guy, is that guy unemployed, is a something wrong with them? then that would be a better world for him. [applause] >> so obviously much more to talk about then we can cram into half an hou
i live in washington sites are know what's going on with women in power. if the conversation i have often and hope that we'll have more of the and i want to end by saying what hope to come out of "the end of men" is not like we should all the men to the moon and never shall we see them again, because i really like my husband and make two sons and my father and my brother et cetera, et cetera. but it's now, i imagine we'll have similar views about this. kind of expanding of our...
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there are always people arguing in washington. but if you actually look, the latest government statistics are 32% of the people don't even have landline telephones anymore. they use cell phones. the competition out there, in terms of the internet. 4-g is coming in. i would be willing to predict that in 10 or 15 years, the majority of youth on the internet will be over mobile phones and cell phones throughout the world. >> host: if you expand that to wireless devices so you don't limit it to cell phones -- >> guest: that's what i mean. tablets, you name it, exactly. >> host: i think the really important point about your question is that the mindset of the world well into the mid-1990s was that wireline access was stuck on poles or buried in the ground was the key to understanding competition in telecommunications. the intriguing part of the wireless story is how very few people inside the industry -- that that is why the mckenzie mckinsey report listed, it wasn't just judge green and the fcc who did not understand the potential of
there are always people arguing in washington. but if you actually look, the latest government statistics are 32% of the people don't even have landline telephones anymore. they use cell phones. the competition out there, in terms of the internet. 4-g is coming in. i would be willing to predict that in 10 or 15 years, the majority of youth on the internet will be over mobile phones and cell phones throughout the world. >> host: if you expand that to wireless devices so you don't limit it...
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my newest entry network at network at the washington institute. people think of al qaeda as a terrorist organization, increasingly as the insurgency in yemen and many of the lessons learned might be some things and i'm struck by how much the policies discussed is eerily similar to attacks in iraq and afghanistan -- [inaudible] >> thank you. greg, do it to start up one? >> sure, i'll try to i'll try to be brief, which is against my nature, but i'll try so we can give our questions then. like i said earlier, it is important for us to think of al qaeda more like they think of themselves as an organization. we saw in 20112012 as ibrahim mentioned that al qaeda was able to provide services to the essentially became the defect or governing body. they set up their own police system, the court system and were providing water, electricity. and they were providing importantly security. it was a very jacksonian, narrow, their interpretation of sharia law and you do something people do the rules of the game and they knew the security and in that way there are
my newest entry network at network at the washington institute. people think of al qaeda as a terrorist organization, increasingly as the insurgency in yemen and many of the lessons learned might be some things and i'm struck by how much the policies discussed is eerily similar to attacks in iraq and afghanistan -- [inaudible] >> thank you. greg, do it to start up one? >> sure, i'll try to i'll try to be brief, which is against my nature, but i'll try so we can give our questions...
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>> that is the way washington sees it, but our realism is not the muslim brotherhood's realism. day they may not realize what is at stake for them and they may be driven by their desire to help hamas, the palestinian muslim brotherhood, that they may not be cognizant of the consequences. while clearly he is not in any rush to. the treaty, he is getting signals. if you have an egyptian killed in gaza now that he is sending egyptians there, that could create crisis that he might use to downgrade relations. >> how has the arab spring it changed the dynamic? >> i think that has made it a lot more pressing for arab leaders. the arab leaders have to be more responsive to their publics rhetorically and also in terms of what they do. arab publics are very supportive of the palestinian cause, but it is on these new leaders to behave responsibility and understand consequences for their actions. for egypt, it is a board to reinforce to egypt leaders the treaty with israel create stability and makes egypt's a good investment. outt's very diplomatic way of the crisis? that at the moment, it
>> that is the way washington sees it, but our realism is not the muslim brotherhood's realism. day they may not realize what is at stake for them and they may be driven by their desire to help hamas, the palestinian muslim brotherhood, that they may not be cognizant of the consequences. while clearly he is not in any rush to. the treaty, he is getting signals. if you have an egyptian killed in gaza now that he is sending egyptians there, that could create crisis that he might use to...
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the terms of washington assisted the auto industries have been intense debate but the most contentious example it is one of that diana our speaker this afternoon focus it is on her timely book "regulating to disaster". she subjects the assumptions and policies that late bled to ill-fated when assessments like solyndra and a123 battery car manufacturer that we have come to expect from this former chief of staff for the council of economic advisers during the administration of president george w. bush. she helps us understand while the failures of private firms have significant problems themselves and cautionary tales to have the government rather than private investors allocate capital. the publication of regulating to disaster caps her first year as a senior fellow in which she has been prolific and influential cited by a writers, reporters and talk show host across the country. to think of her many contributions ranging from her analysis demonstrating even adjusting for the state of the economy those receiving food stamps it is that an all-time high. to another that we'll companies ar
the terms of washington assisted the auto industries have been intense debate but the most contentious example it is one of that diana our speaker this afternoon focus it is on her timely book "regulating to disaster". she subjects the assumptions and policies that late bled to ill-fated when assessments like solyndra and a123 battery car manufacturer that we have come to expect from this former chief of staff for the council of economic advisers during the administration of president...
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resident george washington thought otherwise and actually nominated justice john jay in that case by separate commission and so that established the pattern that someone gets nominated to be chief justice up through the ranks and beyond that, to have -- how the court operates and what it conceives as jurisdiction. for for instance many high courts around the world can give what we would call advisory opinions to the executive branch of their government or their legislative branch can say you know if we did such and such a thing when it passed muster and they would say yes or no and if the answer is no they would go back and redo it and bring it back again in a kind of works that way. are court very early on established that it was not issued by jury opinions. there had to be an actual case or controversy, and at first dealing between two or more parties before the court would take would take up the case and that was really quite important in terms of how our law developed in a relationship between the judicial review, the ability of the court to examine an act of kindness and strike
resident george washington thought otherwise and actually nominated justice john jay in that case by separate commission and so that established the pattern that someone gets nominated to be chief justice up through the ranks and beyond that, to have -- how the court operates and what it conceives as jurisdiction. for for instance many high courts around the world can give what we would call advisory opinions to the executive branch of their government or their legislative branch can say you...